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Who is a Good Fit for ACT and FACT? Identifying the Population of Focus
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) are well studied, evidenced-based service delivery models that are effective at improving clinical and functional outcomes among individuals with serious mental illness and high service needs. This training will review clinical characteristics of the population optimally served by ACT and FACT and prepare providers to effectively identify individuals who are likely to benefit from these services. This training will differentiate clinical needs that are effectively addressed by ACT and FACT, including co-occurring substance use disorders. ...
Implementing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in the Real World: Core Interventions, Homelessness, and Forensic Applications
This training will introduce the guiding principles and core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), including discussion of the goals of ACT and how they overlap with and differ from the goals of other cognitive-behavioral therapies. Participants will be guided through experiential exercises that can later be used with clients, including activities focused on values clarification, cognitive defusion, and acceptance. The training will also explore how techniques from ACT can enhance clinical work with homeless-experienced and justice-involved clients. Participants will learn how tools and ...
Meeting People Where They’re At: Harm Reduction and Person-Centered Practices in Action
This training explores the practical application of harm reduction and person-centered care, grounding every strategy in compassion and common sense. Participants will examine the complex roots of addiction and how a client’s environment shapes their capacity for growth and healing. Participants will move beyond traditional methods to explore a variety of cognitive and somatic strategies to better support clients. By utilizing a framework of engagement, education, and accountability, mental health providers can work to provide a clear path for supporting positive change whether or not ...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Workout: Core Skills Practice
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice that can help clients (and providers!) manage strong emotions, cope with self-harm behaviors, and build healthier relationships. This training will describe the four core skills taught in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) including mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. This “workout” will help providers experience DBT skills themselves and explore how to integrate them meaningfully into practice with clients. First, led by the trainer through a series of guided exercises, attendees will use DBT skills themselves to try ...
Understanding the Impacts of DV/IPV on Vulnerable Populations
Many mental health providers will encounter individuals who have experienced or will experience forms of intimate partner violence (IPV), and it is critical to understand the intersection of mental health and IPV, as well as the issues related to practice, policy, and research for this highly vulnerable population. Through this training, behavioral health professionals will be provided with information on recognizing and responding to domestic violence (DV) as well as strategies to utilize for reporting and prevention, especially implications for those working with victims who ...
Demystifying Medications for Addiction Treatment: Pharmacotherapy Knowledge for Behavioral Healthcare Workers
This training provides an evidence-based clinical overview of medications used in the treatment of substance use disorders, including opioid, alcohol, and other substance-related conditions. Participants will review the neurobiology of addiction, the continuum model of substance use disorders, and the role of pharmacotherapy in reducing craving, withdrawal, and relapse risk. The training examines the mechanisms of action, clinical indications, and limitations of commonly prescribed medications including methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone, acamprosate, and disulfiram. Emphasis is placed on assessment, patient selection, interdisciplinary collaboration, and integration of medication-informed approaches into ...
Outreach and Engagement in ACT and FACT: A Persistent and Committed Approach
In Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT), effective outreach and engagement approaches are essential for supporting clients who are navigating serious mental illness (SMI) and significant vulnerabilities such as homelessness, justice involvement, and mental health guardianship. This training will introduce assertive outreach and engagement practices as cornerstones of recovery-oriented, evidence-based mental health service delivery. This training will outline person-centered frameworks (e.g., stages of change) that can aid providers in navigating both the initial outreach process and ongoing engagement of clients enrolled in ACT and FACT services. This training will discuss important considerations for clinicians related to client self-determination (Carrara, 2025) while ...
Manager Toolkit Training Series
The training is targeted towards experienced managers/supervisors who want to refine their skills, as well as new managers/supervisors struggling with the additional responsibilities of management. The overarching theme of the Manager Toolkit Training Series focuses on how to become an effective leader and build a strong team. This will be accomplished through nine hours of content which will focus on the following areas: difficult conversations, management challenges, juggling power dynamics and communication, decision making, team building, facilitating effective meetings, promoting personal development, managing crises, and improving ...
Navigating Polarization and Moral Injury in the Workplace
Professionals across education, healthcare, social services, and mental health face increasing challenges in providing trauma informed care (TIC) amid political restrictions, surveillance, and fear of backlash. These stressors contribute to burnout, moral injury, and compassion fatigue, making it harder to support those they serve while maintaining personal wellbeing. This training series will explore trauma across the lifespan, highlighting the differences between trauma-sensitive, trauma informed, and trauma-healing approaches. Participants will gain strategies to navigate difficult conversations, foster understanding in divisive environments, and integrate TIC principles into ...
Moving Beyond Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) 101: Crawford Bias Reduction Theory & Training (CBRT)
Dr. Dana E. Crawford is a clinical psychologist and developer of the Crawford Bias Reduction Theory and Training (CBRT). Dr. Crawford acknowledges that everyone carries implicit and explicit biases that inform interactions with those who have different cultural identities, experiences, and worldviews. Bias-driven behavior can be incredibly harmful, even when unintentional (also known as implicit), and especially when providing support to community members who experience severe mental illness, housing instability, and/or engage in substance use, on top of other cultural identities and/or experiences where bias ...
